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BIG JET TV IS LIVE, PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THE STORM HAS HIT LONDON.

David Goffin's career comes to a close in Brussels • Career High of #7 • 6 ATP Titles • ATP Finals and Cincinnati Runner Up • 21 Top 10 Wins • 11 Top 5 Wins • Has 1+ Win over all of the Big 3 and Alcaraz • 4 Grand Slam Quarterfinals

Inigo Jones (1573-1652): ‘England’s first classical architect’, influenced by Vitruvius and Palladio, designed The Queen’s House Greenwich 1616-35. Tulip Staircase & Lantern: England’s first geometric, cantilevered helical Stair, based on Palladian design. ALT

This 17th-century dolls’ house cost as much as an Amsterdam canal house. Crafted over 25 years, the doll’s house reveals a world of extraordinary wealth, ambition and craftsmanship.  👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/story/dollshouse-special

Sonay Kartal is a WTA 1000 Finalist for the first time after defeating Jelena Ostapenko 7¹¹-6⁹, 7⁷-6⁵ in Wuhan The only set Kartal has dropped all week was to Svitolina in the Quarterfinals

HOLY CANNOLI SONAY KARTAL. From 4-1 down in the 1st and 4-1 down in the 2nd, beats Ostapenko 76(9) 76(5) to make the Wuhan final. SHE HAD A STRESS FRACTURE IN HER BACK SIX MONTHS AGO. THIS IS HER THIRD EVENT BACK.

Rafael Behr dismantles Reform UK's asylum 'plan' in less than 90 seconds, exposing how the party blames immigration for the problems the UK is facing. "It's not actually a policy for the UK to function as a country."

I think it's absolutely fantastic. It shows what an extraordinary country I live in and that refugees can fully integrate and participate in society

The words of Mandy Rice-Davies spring to mind.

Qinwen Zheng is a WTA 1000 champion for the very first time, and she does it at home defeating Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 • Back into Top 25 at #23 • 2nd Big Title • Wins Tournament as a Wild Card • 1st Title Since 2024 Tokyo

The Art of Painting 1666-68, by Delft artist Johannes Vermeer 1632-1675. A ‘muse’ in ultramarine, with book & trumpet of fame, poses for artist by window, in room defined by brass chandelier, black & white tiles, tapestry & wall map of Low Countries Leo Belgicus (1636). Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

A very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather. Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD. Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg

For today’s @ftweekend.com I am at the restaurant inside the high end Mayfair furniture shop RH London. And it’s chaos. Warm water. Can’t mix cocktails. Run out of hamburgers. Dull food for bored oligarchs who don’t eat. Have a few quotes and a pic of a £22 baked potato. www.ft.com/content/5993...

‘The shadow that is cast...’ Alberto Giacometti, Swiss artist, known for his attenuated & expressive sculptures, born #OTD 1901. Tate London

Third Labour gain from Reform in by-elections in the last fortnight.

#FindsFriday Alert and sparky, a 4th C BC red-figured rhyton in the form of a horse's head. From tomb in ancient pre-Roman Peucetian city of Thuriae, one of the largest in Puglia. Excavated 1957, in Monte Sannace displays in Gioia del Colle museum.

Madame Récamier, Parisian beauty, salonnière of Directoire & early Consulate periods, admired by Châteaubriand, friend of Mme de Staël. Painted in 1800, à la Grecque, reclining upon a form of chaise-longue known as a Récamier; by Neoclassical artist Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Musée du Louvre

Doesn’t matter how often you see it. Always pretty.

Shoko Uemura, Night Herons, 1956.

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A #Roman glass beaker from Ehingen-Rißtissen, dating to the 1st century AD. It’s amazing how modern some ancient glass vessels still look today. On display at Landesmuseum Württemberg 📷 me

You can't beat Calvin and Hobbes

Sometimes you see an artefact where myth, magic & reality all seem to converge… Behold, the Iron Age Torrs Pony Cap; pulled from a Scottish bog in the 19thC & dating to the 3rdC BC, the horns were still attached when found. Chariot ponies knew they were cool. National Museum Scotland #FindsFriday

How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe

This beautiful amethyst-tinted serving bottle is made from a type of glass developed during the 1670s that contained a high percentage of lead. This so-called ‘lead-glass’ or ‘crystal’ was much heavier, less fragile and more brilliant than that produced previously in either England or Europe.

"Hi Kemi, it's Michelle from Iron Dome Services."

I knew he was a pompous liar and sleaze but I didn't realise he lied about so much!

News: Sinner needs treatment for his knee which ends his 2026 season This means Zverev will become World #1 for the first time, the 16 weeks at #1 was basically the only thing Medvedev still had over Zverev on their resumes but will no longer be the case.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abuse

Happy #WorldAnimalDay! Do you have a favourite in the Ashmolean? World Animal Day exists to celebrate animals but also to raise their status and improve welfare standards around the globe. The 4th of October is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

Me today.... So glad the weekend is almost here 🫩 Etruscan amber pendant in the shape of a monkey, height 4.7 cm. Found in Vetulonia, Italy, dating late 8th/early 7th century BC. 📷 Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana

History is written by the victors. Thatcher broke the power of trade unions by mass unemployment, industrial restructuring, frittered away N Sea Oil, laid the foundations for the current housing crisis, decimated local bus services, hollowed out local government and introduced the poll tax.

The timeless beauty of ancient glass! This Roman glass scent bottle is around 2,000 years old, yet its elegant design feels surprisingly modern! British Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

Frescoed spiral staircase: Scala Regia of Villa Farnese (Caprarola) 1559-1573, designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, great Italian Mannerist architect, assistant to Michelangelo. His two publications on classical orders & practical perspective, helped define classical canon. Polo Museale del Lazio

Man City when asked to provide their “irrefutable evidence.”

Man City statement in full:

Staircase of Hôtel Tassel, Brussels, 1893-94, first Art Nouveau building, designed by Victor Horta, influential Belgian architect (1861-1947). UNESCO World Heritage

After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.

Following the news that Manchester City FC has been found guilty of 114 breaches of the PL's rules and regulations, @josimarfootball.bsky.social has lifted the paywall on articles of ours focusing on MCFC and its commercial partners since 2018. Links follow in this thread.

An ancient and magical amber bear 🐻 ✨ Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark from a submerged Mesolithic settlement under the North Sea. National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen 📷 by me #Archaeology

🔭🌙 Just 10cm tall, this little clock-watch in the form of a book includes adjustable sundials, signs of the zodiac, tools to calculate the hours of daylight and the phases of the moon, a lunar wheel-chart, and even an alarm! ⏰

Dig the new Barbour x Norbit collection. Great to see Japanese designers lean into Barbour's heritage and make something funkier without straying from function and tradition. IMO, this collection will be up there with Daiki Suzuki and Tokihito Yoshida's collabs with Barbour in the past.

NEWS! Manchester City fans vindicated after club found innocent of almost 1% of charges buff.ly/oRM5vEX

HOLY SHIT! www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

Please can someone call the burns unit? 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I often think of this as a sunrise dress, its fiery layers of tulle replicating the striations of early morning. Today I was treated to this display on my stroll through the lanes, mirroring the Callot Soeurs colours of c1910 #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡